1K ZX Chess

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1K ZX Chess
Cover of Artic Computing's 1K ZX Chess.
Designer(s)	David Horne
Platform(s)	Sinclair ZX81
Release date	1983
Genre(s)	Turn-based strategy
Mode(s)	Single player
System requirements	Sinclair ZX81, 1K RAM

1K ZX Chess was a computer program playing chess for the unexpanded (i.e. with 1K RAM) Sinclair ZX81, created by programmer David Horne. The game is notable because it implements most chess rules (castling, queening and en passant capture are missing), the artificial intelligence and user interface on a computer with only 1K RAM. It is probably the smallest ever implementation of chess on a computer. Microchess for the Kim-1 implemented a full chess in 1K but lacked a graphical user interface.

[edit] References

• 'Your Computer' article February 1983.

[edit] External links

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